HOW WE WORK

Everywhere, the circumstances are unique. Nonetheless, our programmes generally follow a common set of practices designed to make sure our resources and expertise are used to maximum effect. 

Right and human security matters to us, which makes us a front runner where there is human rights abuses and humanitarian needs.

Our teams conduct independent evaluations, determine humanitarian response needs and assess what assistance to provide. Different criteria determine what we do, such as the magnitude of a given crisis, the levels of needs and availability of other responses, the severity of exclusion of the population, and the added value we can bring to the affected people. We regularly question the form, relevance and impact of our presence, taking into account what other organizations do.

Advocacy

OUR PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE IN DISTRESS IMPLIES A DUTY TO RAISE AWARENESS TO IMPROVE THEIR SITUATION.

Our teams may witness abuses, human trafficking, violence, atrocities, and neglect in the course of their work. We prioritize bearing witness, raising awareness, either in private or in public, about what we see happening in front of us.

At times, HMRR may speak out publicly to bring a forgotten crisis into view, or to denounce abuses, or challenge the diversion of assistance, or to call out policies that restrict access to human rights.